Best Time to Drive from Pasadena to Santa Clarita

Right now (10:18 am PDT): about 39 minutes via I-5 North and SR-134 West, usually 40 at this time.

Only 12% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Pasadena to Santa Clarita by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	37	40	43	42	39	39	38	38	40	45	48	41	37	36	34
Tue	35	35	37	41	49	44	41	39	38	38	41	49	53	44	39	37	35
Wed	34	35	36	41	45	43	41	40	39	38	42	52	55	45	40	38	35
Thu	35	36	37	43	45	44	41	40	38	40	43	55	56	45	39	38	35
Fri	34	36	37	39	41	40	41	40	40	40	43	47	45	41	39	37	35
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	37	39	40	39	41	42	40	39	38	38	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	38	37	38	40	41	36

About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Pasadena to Santa Clarita (via I-5 North and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 34 minutes and up to 57 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 39 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 3 pm on Saturdays (42 minutes).

About 29 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (8 to 14 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Old Pasadena (East Holly Street) to central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Pasadena to Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave before 7:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 34 minutes then, versus up to 57 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Pasadena to Santa Clarita?

The 34-mile drive usually takes 34 to 57 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 39 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Pasadena to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 57 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (22 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (7 miles)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	37	40	43	42	39	39	38	38	40	45	48	41	37	36	34
Tue	35	35	37	41	49	44	41	39	38	38	41	49	53	44	39	37	35
Wed	34	35	36	41	45	43	41	40	39	38	42	52	55	45	40	38	35
Thu	35	36	37	43	45	44	41	40	38	40	43	55	56	45	39	38	35
Fri	34	36	37	39	41	40	41	40	40	40	43	47	45	41	39	37	35
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	37	39	40	39	41	42	40	39	38	38	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	38	37	38	40	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	37	40	43	42	39	39	38	38	40	45	48	41	37	36	34
Tue	35	35	37	41	49	44	41	39	38	38	41	49	53	44	39	37	35
Wed	34	35	36	41	45	43	41	40	39	38	42	52	55	45	40	38	35
Thu	35	36	37	43	45	44	41	40	38	40	43	55	56	45	39	38	35
Fri	34	36	37	39	41	40	41	40	40	40	43	47	45	41	39	37	35
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	37	39	40	39	41	42	40	39	38	38	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	38	37	38	40	41	36

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	35	35	37	40	43	42	39	39	38	38	40	45	48	41	37	36	34
Tue	35	35	37	41	49	44	41	39	38	38	41	49	53	44	39	37	35
Wed	34	35	36	41	45	43	41	40	39	38	42	52	55	45	40	38	35
Thu	35	36	37	43	45	44	41	40	38	40	43	55	56	45	39	38	35
Fri	34	36	37	39	41	40	41	40	40	40	43	47	45	41	39	37	35
Sat	34	34	35	35	35	37	39	40	39	41	42	40	39	38	38	37	35
Sun	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	36	37	37	37	38	37	38	40	41	36